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excited state: state in which an atom or molecule picks up outside energy, causing an electron to move into a higher-energy orbital.
Electrons have the lowest energy when closest to the nucleus. Under resting conditions, the electrons are in the lowest possible energy level called. ground state. When atom absorbs a quantum of energy, it causes the electron to jump to a higher energy level called the excited state. Excited atom is energetically unstable, so electron will fall back down very rapidly and energy will given off in the same amount as absorbed but now in the form of a photon of light.